PASS Data Community Summit will return to Seattle in 2025!
That’s right, you heard it here first! We’re delighted to announce that PASS Summit will return to Seattle for another in-person event in this wonderful city! We know that there are so many benefits to attending in-person events, and we can’t wait to welcome attendees back to connect, share and learn in November 2025.
PASS Summit has traditionally announced the dates for the following year’s conference on-site, but we really couldn’t wait to share this exciting news with you all! We also want you – the data community – to know how committed we are to this special event, and to give you plenty of time to get the date in your diary.
We’re pleased to confirm that we’ll be welcoming attendees back to Summit, Seattle Convention Center, in 2025. 2024’s event will be the first year PASS Summit has been held here, and we’re confident attendees are going to love the new building and the facilities on offer.
As usual, PASS Summit 2025 will include two pre-con days on Monday, November 17, and Tuesday, November 18, followed by 3 full-day conferences from Wednesday, November 19, through to Friday, November 21.
There’s much more to come on what the lineup and schedule will look like for PASS Summit 2025. But one thing’s for certain, we’ll continue to evolve the conference and work with you – the community – to make sure that PASS Summit is the best event it can be.
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For now, save the date, tell your boss, and get excited for PASS Summit to return to Seattle in 2025! If you have any comments or questions please get in touch with our friendly Customer Services team by emailing info@passsummit.com
You’ve heard who the Pre-Con speakers are and what they’re teaching. You’ve heard about the five amazing Learning Pathways and the stellar line-up of speakers who are developing and curating the content.
That’s right – three keynotes from industry-leading experts to kick off each day at PASS Summit 2024!
Microsoft’s keynote ‘Fuel AI innovation with Azure Databases’ will take place on Wednesday, November 5. In this keynote, Shireesh Thota, Alison Walters and the Microsoft engineering team will demonstrate how to leverage the Azure databases portfolio – SQL Server, Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, PostgreSQL, and MySQL – to drive advancements like vector search, multi-agent apps, and retrieval augmented generation (RAG). Discover how these innovations enhance efficiency, deliver personalized experiences, and reshape the future of technology.
Thursday opens with Redgate’s keynote ‘Simplifying Complexity: Making Database DevOps Work in the Real World.’ Redgate’s Chief Technology Officer, Graham McMillan, Director of Solutions Engineering, Arneh Eskandari, and data professionals Kellyn Pot’Vin-Gorman, Danny de Haan, James Hemson and Archana Venkatraman will take to the stage to share real-life challenges and solutions. This keynote will illuminate both the human and the technical sides of Database DevOps adoption and implementation.
Join Redgate and special guests to hear the latest research, advice on best practice, personal stories, and demonstrations on new product offerings.
As is tradition, Friday will open with the Community Keynote – ‘Generating Innovation: Change is not Artificial, it is Intelligent’, presented by Ginger Grant. Knowledge now translates directly into productivity, and embracing AI-driven disruption offers a unique chance to revolutionize organizational operations to our benefit.
Discover new ideas to help you integrate AI into daily tasks and even boost your career.
You can look forward to a diverse range of content, there’s something for everyone. Tracks have been organized and weighted in line with community feedback to include:
Sessions will range from introductory to expert level with a variety of formats, from lightning talks to deep dive half-day sessions, to suit different learning styles.
If you’re ready to connect, share, and learn with fellow data professionals and industry leaders in Seattle this November, register now at the Late Bird rate, only available until October 22!
Be the first to hear about speaker and session announcements, ticket price bumps, and what to expect at Summit this year. Join the mailing list and follow us on Twitter to stay up to date.
By Jess Folkerts
As the adoption of different database platforms and technologies expand, more and more DBAs are supporting multiple database platforms. More than any other database, PostgreSQL is a central part of that transition.
Whether you are new to PostgreSQL, or perhaps you’re already a PostgreSQL pro, there are plenty of opportunities to learn, share and connect at this year’s PASS Summit.
Following on from the introduction of the PostgreSQL learning pathway at last year’s PASS Summit, check out the curated sessions included in this year’s PostgreSQL learning pathway.
The pathway includes:
A PASS Summit pre-conference session (or pre-con) is a full day of learning with a recognized expert in the industry. There are plenty of pre-cons to choose from this year, but since you’re reading this article you might be interested in ‘PostgreSQL Fundamentals for SQL Server Developers’ with Grant Fritchey and Ryan Booz and ‘A Practical Guide to Set-Based Queries‘ with Aaron Cutshall.
Aaron has nearly 40 years of experience in application and database analysis, design, and development. Aaron’s session will examine what set-based queries are, how to identify inefficient procedural processes, and how they can be rewritten as efficient set-based queries. Attendees who bring laptops will be invited to download and install SQL Server Developer’s Edition and AdventureWorks to work with practical examples throughout the day.
Grant is a Data Platform MVP with over 30 years’ experience in IT, including time spent in support and development. And Ryan has been working as a PostgreSQL advocate, developer, DBA and product manager for more than 20 years, primarily working with time-series data on PostgreSQL and the Microsoft Data Platform.
Based on a new book from Redgate by Grant and Ryan, their pre-con will introduce you to the similarities and differences of PostgreSQL compared to SQL Server. Both Grant and Ryan will be on-hand throughout the day to answer any questions. You’ll also be learning alongside your peers, who are likely solving similar challenges, giving you the chance to share ideas and solutions.
Even better, attendees of this pre-con session will receive a free copy of the book!
As well as the bumper learning pathway and pre-con, between November 4-8 (the main conference), there are in total over 170 sessions to choose from at PASS Summit 2024.
Here’s just a small selection of the PostgreSQL sessions on offer:
View the range of PostgreSQL sessions taking place at PASS Summit here.
Feel ready to take your PostgreSQL learning to the next level?
Register for your ticket and join your peers at PASS Data Community Summit in Seattle this November. See you there!
Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT”) is the leading platform and productivity company for the mobile-first, cloud-first world. Its mission is to empower every person and organization on the planet to achieve more. Microsoft helps you move to the cloud on your terms, maximizing existing IT investments while offering flexibility to meet evolving business needs. Microsoft provides tools and services for developers to plan, build, and deploy modern applications across any technology, language, or platform.
Once again, Microsoft and the team will be back in the exhibit hall for this year’s PASS Data Community Summit, taking place from 4 – 8 November 2024.
Hear from Principal Architect, Bob Ward, on why PASS Summit is so important to Microsoft and the data community here.
Bob Ward, Anna Hoffman and Muazma Zahid will be presenting a pre-con on Tuesday, November 5, “The SQL AI Workshop”. Additionally, Bob Ward will be presenting a ‘Brain melting’ 75-minute session “Inside the SQL Server Transaction Log” during the main conference.
This year you’ll be able to learn from multiple Microsoft experts in the Learning Pathway: Becoming an Azure SQL DBA – Advancing the Role of the On-premises SQL Server DBA. Hear from Dr. Dani Ljepava, Niko Neugebauer, Erin Stellato and Bob Ward in their recent video on the PASS TV YouTube Channel.
The full list of Microsoft’s sessions, including their Wednesday morning keynote and breakfast sessions, will be announced shortly. You’ll then be able to find out which experts will be sharing their knowledge on-site, and who you’ll be able to connect with in-person.
More sponsors will be announced in the run up to PASS Summit this November, to see the current list of 2024 sponsors, please visit the sponsor page.
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